Episode
Excessive sleep, fatigue and insomnia in POTS WITH Dr. Kirti Sivakoti
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- The POTScast
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- Mar 17, 2026
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- 2692
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Summary
Pediatric dysautonomia expert Dr. Kirti Sivakoti, MD, is a pediatrician specializing in complex chronic illness, Associate Professor of Pediatrics at University of Utah, and Associate Medical Director of the Pain and Autonomic Symptoms Evaluation (PAUSE) Program at Primary Children's Center. In this episode she discusses sleep issues commonly seen in POTS, such as excessive fatigue, sleepiness, hypersomnia, insomnia, and interesting findings seen in sleep studies of POTS patients. Dr. Sivakoti explains what can be tried at home (e.g., lifestyle strategies), medications that may help, and when a sleep study may be warranted. As always, Dr. Sivakoti is a wealth of information and compassion. The mentioned review of sleep disorders in POTS (Miglis and Barwick, 2018) is here. More information about Dr. Sivakoti and her practice is here.